Wed, Aug 18, 2010
The Military Aircraft Broke The Sound Barrier After A
Floatplane Strayed Into A Presidential TFR
A pair of F-15 fighter jets scrambled from Portland to intercept
a floatplane which violated a Presidential TFR in Seattle on
Tuesday got the attention of people living along their route of
flight.
Seattle Presidential TFR
The Oregon Air National Guard aircraft went through the sound
barrier as they raced north, and the sonic booms were heard across
a large portion of the region. People living from Olympia to
Edmonds in Washington State flooded 911 centers with calls to
report two distinct "explosions" which rattled their windows and
shook their homes.
Television station KOMO reports that the floatplane landed
safely at Kenmore on the north shore of Lake Washington. The
floatplane exited the restricted area before the jets arrived, so
there was no intercept. Harbor officials said the two people on
board the floatplane were believed to be from Canada. A second
plane also reportedly violated the TFR and landed at an airport
about eight miles from the President's location just minutes before
it was intercepted by fighter jets.
F-15 File Photo
The station reports that Secret Service will interview the
floatplane pilot, but the matter appears to be "fairly routine."
The Pierce County, WA, Sheriff's Department said the flood of
911 calls about the sonic booms crashed the system across part of
the county.
Meanwhile, the Presidential TFR for the Obama's vacation in
Martha's Vineyard goes into effect Thursday afternoon, and will be
enforced until August 29th.
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